Staff Development Symposium in Academia
Sustainable Strategies for Universities
Until now, academics and researchers in research and academic institutions have often not been systematically and strategically prepared for leadership and management responsibilities or for questions about their career development. In order to live up to universities' interests in the commitment and promotion of its best minds and the career demands of researchers, concepts, structures, and strategies in human resources development are promoted in academia.
A symposium titled "Staff Development in Academia – Sustainable Strategies for Universities" took place at RWTH Aachen on October 1 and 2, 2013, to address the current discussion and status of development. Many well-known speakers and more than 140 participants exchanged thoughts and ideas about staff development at universities and research institutions, highlighted best-practice examples, and discussed challenges.
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Presentations and Interviews
- Staff Development at Universities and Research Institutions: "state of the art" and current challenges, Dr. Christina Reinhardt, Vice-President of Economic and Human Resources Management at Bochum University of Applied Sciences
- Meaning and Future of Human Resources Development, Prof. Dr. Ada Pellert, Founding professor of the Berlin University for Professional Studies, Professor of Continued Education Research and Education Management
- Interview "free • creative • connecting – the Zukunftskolleg at the University of Konstanz as a Human Resources Development Structure for Young Academic Professionals", Manfred Nettekoven, Chancellor of RWTH Aachen and Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ulrich Rüdiger, Rector of the University of Konstanz
- Human Resources Development at Universities between National Structures and Challenges of Internationalization: A European Perspective, Lesley Wilson, General Secretary of the European University Association
- Knowledge Management as a Career Option – Perspectives and Demands of Human Resources Development, Frank Eisoldt, Chancellor of the University of Kiel
- Human Resources Development as the Key to the Qualification of Management Personnel in Knowledge Management, Dorothee Dzwonnek, General Secretary of the German Research Foundation
- The Path to Professorship: What makes an academic career attractive? Prof. Dr. Bettina Wiese, Chair and Institute of Psychology at RWTH Aachen
- Interview: Dos and Don`ts of Human Resources Management, Manfred Nettekoven, Chancellor of RWTH Aachen and Prof. Dr. Gabriele Löschper, Dean of the University of Hamburg Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences
- Successful Leadership – Successfully Teaching and Researching, Prof. Dr. Uta Wilkens, Vice-Rector of Teaching, Continued Education, and Media at Ruhr University of Bochum
- The Helmholtz Management Academy: Leadership Development for Academics, Dr. Stephanie Dittmer, Head of Strategy/Initiative and Networking Fund, Helmholtz Association
- Excellent Management – Excellent Research. The concept of the LMU Center for Leadership and People Management, Dr. Marion Schmidt-Huber, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Center for Leadership and People Management
Poster Exhibition
Best practice – Staff Development Strategies at Universities
- ConsultContor: Consulting at Universities, Dr. Ute Symanski, Consulting and Coaching
- Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences: Integration of Lecturers into Long-term Staff Development, Prof. Dr. Anja Freifrau von Richthofen, Vice-President for Studies, Teaching, and Continuing Training and Dr. Cornelia Rövekamp, Service Center Pool of Lecturers
- Impulsplus: Inspiring instead of Lecturing. Best Practice from the Perspective of a Training and Advising Institute, Dr. Anja Frohnen, Executive Director
- Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz: Academic Staff Development at JGU, Dr. Jana Leipold, Staff Development Speaker and Dr. Frauke Choi, Project Head of Professionalization of Management of Studies and Teaching
- Karlsruhe Institue of Technology: Diversity Management as an Integral Component of Staff Development at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Katrin Klink, Head of the Department of Scientists and Diversity Department
- Leibniz University of Hannover: Doctoral Studies with Success ―The Leibniz University Graduate Academy, Dr. Till Manning, Speaker of Research & Executive Director of the Graduate Academy
- Ruhr University of Bochum: The Bochum Way ― Staff Development for all RUB Employees, Dr. Martina Schmohr, Head of the Internal Futher Training and Advising Office (IFB)
- RWTH Aachen: Excite, Enable, Initiate ― Staff Development at RWTH Aachen, Dagmar Grübler, Division of Career Development at RWTH Aachen
- Staff Development: gender and diversity fair!, Katja Pustowka, Head of the Integration Team - Human Resources, Gender and Diversity Management
- Fit for th eTop ― Gender-Appropriate Staff Development with Mentoring at the RWTH Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Henrike Wolf, Mentoring and Gender Medicine Coordination Office, Dean's Office in the RWTH Aachen Faculty of Medicine
- Retention Management ― Career Pathways of Junior Researchers, Jaqueline Lemm and Melanie Herrmann, Institute of Textile Technology (ITA )
- SAMIN oHG.: Sustainability of Intercultural Skills, Dr. Christine Issa, Executive Director
- Technical University of Darmstadt: Successful Staff Development Solutions for the TU Darmstadt System, Dr. Cornelia Stadlbauer, Head of Staff Development
- TU Chemnitz: TU Chemnitz Competence School, TU Chemnitz Research Academy, Dr. Daniela Menzel, Head of the Competence School
- University of Konstanz: Academic Staff Development: Career Assistance and Staff Development for Junior Researchers, Dr. Bettina Duval and Mirjam Müller, Academic Staff Development